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Happy New Year: My Resolutions and Goals

Every January, when everyone is sharing their New Year’s resolutions, I sometimes throw a couple on the table, but this feels like such an unnatural time for me to make resolutions and goals.

Since I was born, with an exception of about three years in between finishing my bachelor’s degree and starting teaching, my “year” has revolved around on a North American school schedule. My parents were teachers and then I was in school and ultimately, I became a teacher. So August and September seems like the best time for me to make my resolutions and goals.

A few of these are personal and a few are professional.

PERSONAL

1. Drink more water – this seems simple enough, but I can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve come home from school and realized that I didn’t drink more than a glass of water at lunch and I was active all day.

2. Be balanced – mostly this is making sure I’m not behind my computer screen all day and home at night. I want to be with my kids 100% when I am with them, not trying to get work done in between playing games or having conversations with them over my screen.